Things I've been a fan of forever: Hello Kitty. Things I can't get enough of right now: the Hello Kitty Tokyo Pop collection (you can read all about it right here). So when Sanrio approached me about judging their Tokyo Pop contest, where they asked their loyal fans to create Japanese pop-inspired head-to-toe looks and nail art, I jumped at the chance!

After sifting through a ton of amazing submissions, here are my favorite top-eight—four in each category, looks and nail art. Who do you think won? You can find out by surfing over to the Hello Kitty Facebook page and the Sanrio blog right here.